Upcoming Workshops

Social Work

• Women's Self-Esteem Group
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment Group
• Social Anxiety Treatment Group
• Living with Anxiety
 

General

• Smoke Ending Group
 

Nutrition

• Diabetes Clinic Intro
• Healthy Eating For Your Heart
• Vitality Lifestyle
• Living Well and Eating Well with Diabetes
  
 

Social Work

Women's Self-Esteem Group:


A woman-centered group intended to provide a therapeutic and safe environment for women to share and explore self-esteem issues. To help women understand how self esteem impacts their lives.
• When: Every Thursday from Sept 23 - October 28, 2010 (6 sessions)
• Time : 6:00 - 8:00pm
  
• Where: Stonechurch Family Health Centre
  
The group will cover some of the following topics:
• Understanding self-esteem and how it is developed.
• Recognizing the impact of societal/systemic messages on women's self -esteem.
• Gaining tools to develop a healthy self-esteem (boundaries, assertiveness and anger).
  
To register please contact Miriam Wolfson at 905-575-1300 or speak to your Physician/reception staff.
 

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment Group:


A Treatment group for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• When: to be announced
  
• Where: Stonechurch Family Health Centre
• Who: Please contact Lynn Dykeman for registration details
 

Social Anxiety Treatment Group


This treatment group is for people with social anxiety.
• When: to be announced
  
• Where: Stonechurch Family Health Centre
• Who: Please contact Lynn Dykeman for registration details at 905-575-1744 x 226
  
 

Living with Anxiety


A group for people living with anxiety and to learn anxiety managing skills.
• When: every Thursday from Sept 23 - November 18, 2010  and
  every Friday starting October 15th for 8 weeks
  
• Time:  Thursdays 2:00 - 4:00pm    Fridays 1:30 - 3:30pm
  
• Free to rostered patients of Stonechurch Family Health Centre and McMaster Family Practice
• To register: Call Lynn at 905 575-1744 ext. 226 or speak with your doctor or nurse
 

General

Smoke Ending Group

Support and education to promote smoking cessation
• every Thursday from Sept 16th to October 7th   2:30pm to 4:00pm at Stonechurch Family Health Centre.
• To register please contact Lynn Dykeman or Heather Frey at    905-575-1300
  
  
 

Vitality Lifestyle




The Vitality Lifestyle is a group weight management approach that helps participants learn how to eat well, be active and improve their body image and self esteem. Sessions are led by a dietitian and social worker and provide an opportunity for education, skill building and peer support. This 8 week long series is offered 2-3 times each year.

The next group will be starting on Monday, September 20, 2010 from 4:30-6:00pm at Stonechurch Family Health Centre.  Please contact your receptionist for registration details.

Dates: Sept 20, 27, Oct 4, 18, 25, Nov 1
Offered at Stonechurch Family Health Center
Contact:  Dietitian - Michele MacDonald Werstuck, RD
Phone: 905-575-1300 



Nutrition

Diabetes Clinic Intro


All new referrals to the diabetes clinic at Stonechurch Family Health Centre First Tuesday of each month Call to register, or for more information: (905) 575-1300 



Healthy Eating for Your Heart


Open to all rostered patients at both Stonechurch and McMaster Family Practice to learn how to improve cholesterol and blood pressure levels. Learn about the healthy foods that can improve your cholesterol and your blood pressure Four sessions will be offered between Stonechurch Family Health Centre and McMaster Family Practice (West end Clinic).  Sessions will be led by one of our dietitians. 

Next sessions:  SFHC - Wednesday, October 20th  5-6:30pm 
                             SFHC - Wednesday, November 24th  5-6:30pm
                             MFP - Monday, October 4th  6-7pm
                             MFP - Monday, November 29th  6-7pm

**Please register with your receptionist


 

Please see attached link below for further details: Healthy Living Group - Cholesterol

Location: Stonechurch Family Health Centre Our dietitians will:

• Review your recent blood work
• Introduce general heart healthy eating guidelines
• Individualize nutrition strategies that will help you improve your LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides
• Help you plan healthy meals and snacks
• and make an action plan to help you reach your nutrition goals
• Provide you with a follow up appointment and a lab requisition to complete 1 week before your next appointment Dietary strategies to lower blood pressure may also be covered, depending on group interest.
  
  

  To register, please call your receptionist.

Living Well and Eating Well with Diabetes


Introduction education sessions

For people with diabetes: An introduction to diabetes education.


• When: Second Tuesday of each month
  
• Time: 10:00am - 12 noon
  
• Where: Stonechurch Family Health Centre

An Interprofessional team of diabetes educators available to answer your diabetes questions and concerns. 

Our Team includes a lead physician, foot care nurse, nurse practitioner, dietician, and a pharmacist with special interests in the area of diabetes education

If you would like to attend our diabetes clinic, please call your receptionist to register

2010 Supermarket Safari For people with type 2 diabetes. Details can be found here